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Round ups
Football boots we have loved – The Puma King Pies’ brilliant Football fans Christmas gift guide Amazing pics – the most dramatic news photos of 2012 London’s Teddy Boys – a photo essay Man builds ark to escape the apocalypse The best Android phones of 2012 How the BBC’s new red button will change the [...]...More
Football
Tonight a significantly under strength Arsenal team gave Olympiacos a run for their money in Athens. Ok, so the Gunners had no answer to the second Greek goal, but there were some encouraging signs for Wenger in the sprightly performance of Alex Oxlade Chamberlain and especially the attacking football of Tomas Rosicky, whose direct style [...]...More
features, music
Let’s set the record straight first of all. The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York is without a doubt the best Christmas song there’s ever been, and likely ever will be. The 1987 classic is often highlighted for its dry, humorously dark take on Christmas, full of alcoholism and drug addiction, and features the most fractious relationship [......More
features, Watches
As a gentleman of discerning taste and impeccable grooming you are probably wearing a watch. It is likely to have been made by a high-end Swiss company and quite possibly cost you a fair bit of money. If that is you the you are in fact part of a dying breed. Male watch wearers have [...]...More
Grooming
There’s a long hisory of female pop stars launching their own fragrances in a bid to prise just a few more quid from the pockets of their teenage fans. But hoary old alt-country types haven’t tended to dabble too often in the cologne market – well not until now. For Will Oldham, probably better known [...]...More
Accessories, knitwear
If you have been on your bike in the last few days you’ll know that is getting a tad wintry. One way to ensure that at least part of you stays warm and toasty on your journey is to invest in a tube scarf, and we especially like this range from Sarah Elwick. They are [...]...More
Football
So Champions League Group D, aka The group of Death, has turned out to be a bit of a mare for City. With no chance of qualification Mancini’s men will clearly be glad to see the back of it tonight too as they head off to Germany to face group leaders Borussia Dortmund. Even if [...]...More
Luggage, Luggage & Travel
British heritage brand Herring Shoes may be better known for their fine footwear, but their latest range of men’s luggage shows their eye for dressing the sophisticated gent goes beyond classy boots and brogues. Comprised of the Coombe Briefcase, Washbourne Wash Bag, Lucknam Courier, Buckland Small Holdall, Bovey Large Holdall and Rhinefi...More
features, music
Here at Brandish Towers we are huge psych fans. From the bonkers nursery rhymes on acid tunes of early Floyd through to the dream pop melange that is The Horrors we can’t get enough of it. Here then are our favourite Psychedelic albums of 2012. It does of course beg the question what exactly is Psychedelia? Literally it is mind exp...More
Football
So says The Daily Mail’s Martin Samuels. So another difficult weekend for Arsenal in which they were outplayed by Swansea in the first half and then couldn’t find the net in the second only to succumb to two superb late Michu goals. It was also business as usual – this season anyhow – for Manchester [...]...More
Football
On the way home from the Arsenal game today I heard the following exchange between a pair of middle age Gooners. One said ‘that’s it now we can only expect Arsenal to be like they were in the 80s under Don Howe.’ The other fella responded ‘What no league wins, just the odd cup?’ It [...]...More
Football
It has been a difficult start to life as Arsenal captain for Thomas Vermaelen. The Belgian has been a popular figure at the club since his signing in 2009 and was handed the armband in the summer after the departure of Robin van Persie, but has performed disappointingly so far this season, making a couple [...]...More
music, News, Sport, Sports
Everton and England footballer Leighton Baines may have just revealed himself as the player with the best taste in music, after revealing his top albums of 2012 on the club’s website. The defender picked Dr John’s “Locked Down” as his album of the year, saying he was impressed by The Black Key’s Dan Auerbach who [...]...More
Grooming
I’m not sure whether I’m made disgusted or ravenous by this piece of news: J&D Foods have announced that they are to sell a limited edition run of Bacon Shaving Cream. Yep; a porcine-based lather to wet your chinny-chin-chins with. The J&D Foods website even has a section called “Ridiculous Bacon Products”, where all...More
Accessories
Here are today’s hottest stories from Brandish and our partner sites It is Atari and Pong’s 40th birthday Buy Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris’s home (complete with football pitch and pub) The best value smartphone so far – the Google Nexus 4 gets reviewed The week’s best Premiership pics The sexy managers Christmas calend...More
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